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SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 2016 Community volunteers are at Peabody’s service By Adam Swift “This is overwhelming and awesome,” ITEM STAFF said Corey Jackson, executive director for Citizens for Adequate Housing. “This PEABODY — Giving back to the com- is a program that helps youth and engag- munity was a sweaty, dirty job at a so- es the community. It helps our mission ber-living house on Friday, but no one and the CDC’s mission.” seemed to mind. With temperatures edging toward triple Dozens of volunteers gathered at the Inn digits Build Day was almost literally a Transition to paint, sand, landscape and melting pot of local businesses, nonprof- spruce up the facility that provides transi- its and government organizations coming tional housing to alcoholics and addicts. It together to revitalize the neighborhood. ITEM PHOTO | OWEN O’ROURKE was all part of the North Shore Commu- A healthy mix of Rotarians, interns and nity Development Coalition (CDC)’s Build staff from U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton’s of ce, Dylan O’Sullivan sands the handicap ramp at the Inn Transition so- Day at the Citizens for Adequate Housing ber-living house in Peabody as part of the North Shore Community De- Washington Street location. VOLUNTEERS, A7 velopment Coalition’s Build Day on Friday. A B E R U B T Summer in the city E H Lynn takes H W T O T R A L D M S a new stand E E T I R I E E H S against AIDS T By Leah Dearborn Lynn FOR THE ITEM LYNN — Zero is the best possible num- ber when it comes to AIDS. Babe Representatives of Getting To Zero, the statewide AIDS/HIV outreach initiative, were at the Lynn Museum & Historical Society Friday to give a presentation about Ruth the ongoing battle against the disease. The event comes on the heels of legisla- tion enacted on Beacon Hill that promises on deck to help sufferers of a medical condition associated with early HIV medicines. The condition leads to a buildup or loss of body By Steve Krause fat that sometimes results in uncomfort- ITEM SPORTS EDITOR able, visible deformations. WILLISTON, N.D. — Lynn “It brings some dignity to the lives of Babe Ruth All-Star manag- members of the HIV and LGBT commu- er Leon Elwell likes that his nities,” said Oscar Guevara-Perez, Getting team doesn’t get too high or To Zero organizer, about the bill. “We’re low. That characteristic may very excited about it.” come in handy today when the Last month also marked a court victory team opens the World Series on a measure originally proposed by the against Atlantic Shore, N.J. AIDS Action Committee, said Christopher Elwell was extremely im- Brennan, program coordinator. pressed by the Babe Ruth World The new legislation will make it easier to Series “Banquet of Champions” open and maintain more clean syringe ex- Friday night at the Williston change sites around the state, said Bren- State College gymnasium. The nan, which will in turn help prevent the gym was packed with players continued spread of disease. and parents from all 10 regions Over the past decade, new AIDS cases in represented. Each player was Massachusetts have been on the decline. introduced individually as he The number of reported HIV infection di- came through an archway that agnoses and deaths among people living seemed more in line with the with the disease have both decreased by red carpet on Oscar night. For- AIDS, A7 mer Detroit Tigers and Minne- sota Twins pitcher Jack Morris was the guest speaker. Elwell took note. INSIDE “We open the show tomorrow, and there may be a lot of pres- In Opinion sure on these two teams,” he Shribman: The old-school, said. “There will probably be a pragmatic politics of liberals. A4 lot of people from tonight here tomorrow hanging around, LOOK! and I’m sure these two teams Item staff picks are going to be jacked up. At Hostess with the mostest. A8 this point, everybody’s excited to be here, and just want to go In Sports ITEM PHOTO | OWEN O’ROURKE out and play some baseball.” Marblehead tops Swampscott-Nahant in Gallant tournament. B1 Caiden McClain cools off at the splash pad at Lynn Tech on Friday. BABE RUTH, B2 Ready, Saugus steady, read steps up to in Nahant save pantry By Michele Durgin By Bridget Turcotte FOR THE ITEM ITEM STAFF NAHANT — Aidan Graciale, an SAUGUS — Volunteers are keeping eighth-grader at Swampscott Mid- the Saugus United Food Pantry nour- dle School, knows the value of a good ished. book. When the pantry’s director resigned “Reading is important because it in February, there was a fear that the helps with vocabulary,” he said. “I re- pantry couldn’t serve more than 250 ally like reading about sports, espe- people who depend on its services. cially baseball.” Wendy Reed, clerk for the Board of The 13-year-old is one of the partic- Selectmen, stepped up to help until ipants in Ready, Set, Read, a six-week a permanent administrator could be summer program that encourages found. While the pantry is still seek- children to continue reading during ing a director, Reed said she has seen their time off from school. PHOTO | PAULA MULLER something amazing happening in the PHOTO | PAULA MULLER Each week, children bring books past few months. they were reading to the scheduled Christian Inello, left, and Aidan “Everybody stepped up to take re- Pat Denahy, left, and Michael Fis- day of activities at Flash Road Park. Graciale try out some Frisbee moves sponsibility for their department,” she cale dispense food at the Saugus shown to them by Todd Brodeur, a United Food Pantry at Cliftondale NAHANT, A7 world champion Frisbee player. SAUGUS, A7 Congregational Church. OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 75° VOL. 138, ISSUE 213 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 70° POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS ....................................B4 REAL ESTATE .............................B8 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 2016 OBITUARIES People thrown ‘like little rag Vincent J. Fabucci, 85 1931-2016 dolls’ in JetBlue turbulence ularly known for his LYNN — Vincent J. pizza parties and his By Regina two crew members were Fabucci, age 85, of love of dancing, the Garcia Cano taken to a Rapid City Lynn, died on Thurs- jitterbug in particular. ASSOCIATED PRESS hospital by ambulance, day, Aug. 1, 2016, at At his granddaugh- and an additional 15 cus- Salem Hospital after ter’s recent wedding, SIOUX FALLS, S.D. tomers were taken by bus a short illness. He he and his wife Pa- — People were “thrown for further evaluation. was the husband of tricia were the last around like little rag All 24 patients had been Patricia J. (Donnelly) ones on the dance dolls” when turbulence released by Friday morn- Fabucci, with whom floor. His devotion to rocked a JetBlue flight ing. JetBlue said 122 of he shared 56 years of mar- his wife and family were an from Massachusetts to the passengers completed riage. inspiration to many. California, a passenger their trip Friday morning, A lifelong Lynn resident, he In addition to his wife, he said Friday, in an incident landing in Sacramento was the son of the late Vincent leaves a son, David V. Fabucci; that left more than 20 peo- more than seven hours and Marianna (Liberti-Scioli) a daughter, Joanne M. Sheri- ple injured and forced an after their scheduled ar- Fabucci. He graduated from dan and her husband John; unscheduled landing in rival. St. Mary’s Boys High School, sister-in-law, Donna Down and South Dakota. National Transportation Class of 1950 and Boston husband Jim; a sister, Luciana The New York-based air- Safety Board spokesman College, Class of 1957. A Calder and her late husband line said Flight 429 was Keith Holloway said the proud veteran of the U.S. Army, Robert; six grandchildren, traveling from Boston agency is investigating the Vincent worked for Sylvania Dustin, Danielle, Leah and her to Sacramento with 146 incident and has request- and the Lynn Redevelopment husband Juvenal, Jake, Josh- passengers and five crew ed that flight recorders be Authority before retiring from ua and John; his nephews, members on board Thurs- sent to its headquarters. the State Lottery for the Com- Robert and Paul Calder, and day evening, when it hit Pilots get detailed re- monwealth of Massachusetts. nieces, Janet Miller and Eliz- major turbulence and cha- ports from various metro- He was a communicant of abeth, Catherine and Allison os ensued. logical services about wide St. Ann’s Church, Peabody, Down. Passenger Rhonda Ly- PHOTO | RHONDA LYNAM areas with the potential where he served on the Parish Service information: A nam said the plane began A crew member in a neck brace is removed for turbulence. While in Council and was an usher at funeral Mass will be cel- to rock as it went “right flight, they also monitor Mass. He was a member of ebrated on Monday at 10 through a black cloud.” from a JetBlue aircraft after it landed at the airport in Rapid City, S.D. shared radio frequencies the St. Mary’s Class of 1950 a.m. in St. Ann’s Church, “It was like a movie. It for reports from other Reunion Committee and the 140 Lynn St., Peabody. Buri- was just crazy,” Lynam planes about the condi- Meadowlarks. al will follow in St. Joseph’s said Friday morning from belts on flew out of their landed. tions ahead. Pilots will Vincent enjoyed spending Cemetery, Lynn.